American Girl Doll News

Yep, you've heard me right. Costco sells AG pets, mini dolls, gift cards and even Bitty Baby bundles. But mid-November, Caroline is going to be sold at Costco! You must be screaming and freaking out in sadness. Don't worry, it's only until stock runs out. She is going to be bundled with her holiday outfit at a price of $99.99! All of the Costco stores in America (sorry, no Caroline in Canada) will get 84 dolls. This is your last chance to buy Caroline before she retires, so head to your local Costco store mid-November!

This might be old news, but American Girl is opening temporary AG stores for the holidays! Here are a list of all of them and when they open. Glendale, California at The Americana at Brand- opened yesterday, closing Feburary 2016 Orange County, California at The Shops at Mission Viejo- opening November 15, closing January 2016 San Diego, California at Fashion Valley Mall- opened yesterday, closing January 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana at Castleton Square Mall- opening October 24, closing January 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada at Fashion Show Mall- opened yesterday, closing Februrary 2016 Portland, Oregon at Pioneer Place- opened yesterday, closing March 2016 Salt Lake City, Utah at Fashion Place- opening October 24, closing January 31

If you are just starting to be an AG fan, then you probably think that all the dolls have the same face. The answer is no! There are 8 different face molds used by American Girl (9 if you include the Modified Jess Mold). Let’s start with the most common one, the Classic mold. The Classic Mold is the first mold ever made by American Girl. It was first used on Samantha, Kirsten and Molly. It’s the most common mold, with 66 dolls having it! It is mostly used on white dolls. All the dolls that have this face mold- Felicity, Caroline, Kirsten, Samantha, Kit, Ruthie, Molly, Emily, Maryellen, Lindsey, Kailey, Nicki, Mia, Gwen, Lanie, Saige, Isabelle, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #27, #29 #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #41, #42, #43, #44, #48, #49, #51, #52, #55, #56, #57, #59, #60, #61, #63 The Addy Mold is the second mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Addy. The mold is used exclusively on African American dolls. 9 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Addy, #1, #11, #18, #26, #31, #45, #50, #58 The Asian Mold, or the #4 mold, is the third mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Truly Me #4. When the doll retired in 2011, the mold became completely retired. Truly Me #4 is the only doll to ever have this mold. The Josefina Mold is the fourth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Josefina. The mold is used for white dolls and Latina dolls. 12 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Josefina, Nellie, Elizabeth, Julie, Rebecca, Marisol, Chrissa, McKenna, Grace, Lea, #28, #53 The Kaya Mold is the fifth mold made by American Girl. It has been only been used on Kaya. The mold is used exclusively on Kaya because in her tribe, showing teeth was rude. Kaya is the only doll to ever have this mold. The Jess Mold is the sixth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Jess. The mold is used as a replacement for the Asian Mold. 8 dolls have this mold. 4 dolls have this version. All the dolls that have this face mold- Jess, #30, #40, Kanani, #54 (before 2015) The Modified Jess Mold is the seventh mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Ivy. The mold is just like the Jess mold, but with different eye sockets. 3 dolls have this version. All the dolls that have this face mold- Ivy, #54 (as of 2015), #64 The Sonali Mold is the eighth mold made by American Girl. It was first used on Sonali. The mold is used exclusively on African American dolls, like the Addy Mold. 6 dolls have this mold. All the dolls that have this face mold- Sonali, Cecile, Melody, #46, #47, #62 The Marie-Grace Mold is the ninth mold made by American Girl. It has been only used on Marie-Grace. After Marie-Grace’s retirement in 2014, it is unknown if there will ever be another doll with this mold. Marie-Grace is the only doll who has this face mold.

Last night, Grace Thomas sold out on the American Girl website. It said, “No longer avalible”, but today she’s back in stock. Kind of like Caroline a few months ago! Thank goodness it was just a glitch. Tons of parents would get mad at AG for sure! Sydney

2 NEW DOLL TRADEMARKS WERE FILED! Camille and Emerson! These might be two new dolls! Willa, Gabriella, Ashlyn and Kendall were trademarked, but were just trademarked as toys and playthings. OH MY GOODNESS…

Grace’s French Bakery just sold out on Americangirl.com! I’m making a Christmas Lifesaver Grace page so you can see what stores have it if there’s any!

I will post which stores have Caroline in stock and what don’t with AG’s new store availability checker. ATLANTA- Sold Out BOSTON- Sold Out CHARLOTTE- In Stock CHICAGO- Limited COLUMBUS- Sold Out DALLAS- In Stock DENVER- Sold Out HOUSTON- Sold Out KANSAS CITY- Sold Out LOS ANGELES- Sold Out MIAMI- Sold Out MINNEAPOLIS- Sold Out NASHVILLE- In Stock NEW YORK CITY- Limited ORLANDO- In Stock SAN FRANSISCO- Sold Out SCOTTSDALE- Never ever carried Caroline SEATTLE- Sold Out ST. LOUIS- Sold Out WASHINGTON D.C.- Sold Out

Addy- noble Caroline- free man, strong Cecile- blind Chrissa- follower of Christ Elizabeth- religious oath Emily- rival Felicity- happy, lucky Grace- grace Gwen- fair Isabelle- my oath is God Ivy- name from nature Jess- jasmine Josefina- the Lord adds; Jehovah increases Julie- youthful Kailey- slim and fair; darling, beloved; slender Kanani- the beautiful one Kaya- restful place, yew tree, forgiveness Kirsten- follower of Christ Kit- pure; follower of Christ Lanie- path, roadway Lindsey- Lincoln’s marsh; island of linden trees Marie-Grace- ? Marisol- of the sea Maryellen- ? McKenna- daughter of the handsome one Mia- mine, bitter Molly- bitter Nellie- bright, shining one Nicki- people of victory Rebecca- servant of God Ruthie- ? Saige- wise, healthy Samantha- told by God Sonali- ?

GOTY 2016 (Lea)’s first two book summaries are here! I’ll add the third one in even thought I already posted that. BOOK 1- GOTY Dives In Girl of the Year 2016 is ten years old and ready to explore the whole world, just like her grandmother! But first she’ll start with a family trip to Brazil, where her big brother is studying the rainforest. Girl of the Year 2016 is really excited to see the ocean – and when she does, she realizes she’d rather take a picture of it than swim in it. Can she overcome her fear and dive in? Then she meets a fun new friend who inspires her to embrace the thrills and beauty of Brazil. But when the fun turns to danger, she must find the courage to face adventure head on! Where will the next adventure take her? BOOK 2- GOTY Leads the Way Girl of the Year 2016 is all set for an animal-discovery adventure! She’s never been to a rainforest before, and her mind is filled with exciting thoughts about the animals she’ll get to see – and the pictures she’ll get to take deep in the jungle. During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, they discover a baby sloth that is badly injured. Girl of the Year 2016 quickly decides she must do all she can to help the little sloth survive. But as she learns more, she wonders: “Is that the right thing to do?” BOOK 3- GOTY And Camila For spring break, GOTY 2016 has invited her friend Camila to St. Louis for a stateside adventure. They find a stray kitten and make a mysterious discovery while visiting a grand but crumbling mansion. GOTY 2016 is determined to uncover the secrets of her discovery, but in her search for clues she forgets to be a good host to Camila. And when GOTY 2016’s best friend, Abby, becomes fast friends with Camila, GOTY 2016 feels a little left out. Can she find a way to reconnect with her friends — and solve the mystery, too? OMG SHE’S A PHOTOGRAPHER!!! YESS! -SYDNEY

Lea and DOC BeForever are going to be released on the same day! DOC’s books are released on January 1st, 2016 and are written by Denise Lewis Patrick. There is going to be a separate post on Lea. DOC’s books will have themes of Predjuce and Racism, and it will take place in the 1900’s.

Here are the plots: Lea Leads the Way and Lea Dives In are by Lisa Yee, but no descriptions. Lea and Camila is written by Lisa Yee as well as Kellen Hertz, is going to be released on March 1st, and has the following description: For spring break, GOTY 2016 has invited her friend Camila to St. Louis for a stateside adventure. They find a stray kitten and make a mysterious discovery while visiting a grand but crumbling mansion. GOTY 2016 is determined to uncover the secrets of her discovery, but in her search for clues she forgets to be a good host to Camila. And when GOTY 2016’s best friend, Abby, becomes fast friends with Camila, GOTY 2016 feels a little left out. Can she find a way to reconnect with her friends — and solve the mystery, too? The boxed set has this description: Girls will love hiking through the rainforest and visiting beautiful Brazilian beaches with the 2016 Girl of the Year! This inspiring series of adventure stories includes three books. SO WE WERE RIGHT! LEA IS GOING TO BRAZIL! We will update once Lea Leads the Way and Lea Dives In get description. UPDATE (9-6-25 12:59 PM) Themes in her books will be: Science, Nature and How It Works. Environment. Animals and Marine Life.

(sings) Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, Dora! (static icon) We interrupt Dora the Explorer for this special announcement. Today, American Girl will be revealing a huge announcement about Maryellen! People are speculating that it will be her being released at the Scottsdale store early, because @agupdatenews on Instagram posted photos of Maryellen’s display covered by a pink blanket and a bare shelf. I don’t think so, cause she is scheduled for August 27th for a reason. We will find out soon, and while you wait for the announcement, feel free to change the channel, go on our super fun Polls section (we will be debuting new ones today!), submit your entry for the GOTY 2019 contest, sign one of our petitions, or request a dream doll! Now, back to Dora! -Shelly (static) (singing) Dora, Dora, Dora, the explorer! 2 HOURS, 13 MINUTES AND 32 SECONDS LATER Martha Speaks! (static) Sorry for the interruption, but we interrupt Martha Speaks (even though it’s a great show) to tell you… THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE! Maryellen (the doll) made her public eye debut at Ellen’s Stardust Diner in New York City. WOOP! Now, back to the show.